S 1110 is sponsored by JUDICIARY AND RULES COMMITTEE.

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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 13, 2019. Enacted.

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S 1110: BAIL ENFORCEMENT AGENTS – Amends and adds to existing law to provide requirements for bail enforcement agents.

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~~1110~~1110, As Amended BY JUDICIARY AND RULES COMMITTEE AN ACT RELATING TO BAIL ENFORCEMENT AGENTS;

AMENDING SECTION 19-2914, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE THAT BAIL ENFORCEMENT AGENTS MAY ARREST A DEFENDANT IN ~~CER-~~CERTAIN ~~TAIN~~ INSTANCES;

~~AND~~ AMENDING CHAPTER 29, TITLE 19, IDAHO CODE, BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION 19-2914A, IDAHO CODE, TO DEFINE A TERM, TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR BAIL ENFORCEMENT AGENTS, TO PROVIDE FOR IDEN- TIFICATION REQUIREMENTS, TO PROVIDE FOR NOTIFICATION TO THE SHERIFF, TO PROHIBIT CERTAIN ACTS, TO PROVIDE PENALTIES, TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR PROSECUTION, AND TO PROVIDE THAT A BAIL AGENT SHALL KEEP CERTAIN ~~RECORDS.~~RECORDS;

AND AMENDING SECTION 41-1039, IDAHO CODE, TO REVISE A PROVI- SION REGARDING SUSPENSION OF A LICENSE.

At any time before the ex- oneration of bail, the surety insurance company or its bail agent or the per- son posting a property bond or cash deposit may empower any person of ~~suit~~suit- - able age and discretion a bail enforcement agent to arrest the defendant at any place within the state by signing an affidavit extending such authority in a form approved by the supreme court.

SECTION 3.

That Section 41-1039, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby amended to read as follows:

41-1039.

LICENSE REQUIRED.

(1) No person shall hold himself out to be a bail agent or sell, solicit, negotiate, advise or consult regarding the terms of bail bond contracts in this state unless that person is licensed as a producer in the line of surety insurance.

The director is vested with the exclusive authority to license bail agents and the authority to regulate the solicitation, negotiation and transaction of bail with retail consumers of bail bonds, provided however, that a court retains the authority to refuse to accept bail bonds from a surety or a bail agent pursuant to its inherent authority, pursuant to Idaho Code, or as provided by supreme court rules, guidelines or appellate decisions.

(2) A bail agent is authorized to execute and countersign undertakings of bail, including bail bonds, in connection with any judicial proceedings in each of the judicial districts of the state.

Any sheriff or clerk of the district court shall accept bail bonds only from a bail agent, unless other- wise ordered by the court pursuant to subsection (1) of this section.

(3) In addition to the authority to revoke, suspend or refuse to issue a bail agent's license pursuant to section 41-1016, Idaho Code, the director shall suspend a license for a period not to exceed six (6) months, after mail- ing notice to the last known address of the bail agent but prior to a hearing, if such bail agent:

(a) Has been convicted or has entered a guilty plea to any felony or to a misdemeanor which evidences bad moral character evidencing theft, dis- honesty, a lack of integrity and financial responsibility, or an unfit - ness and inability to provide acceptable service to the consuming pub - lic intimidation, threats, or violence;

or (b) Intentionally and fraudulently makes a false statement to a court in connection with a bail transaction.

(4) In addition to the provisions of subsection (3) of this section, the director may also suspend a license for a period not to exceed six (6) months, after mailing notice to the last known address of the bail agent but prior to a hearing, for reasons set forth in the rules of the department.

~~1110~~ BY JUDICIARY AND RULES COMMITTEE AN ACT RELATING TO BAIL ENFORCEMENT AGENTS;

1110, As Amended BY JUDICIARY AND RULES COMMITTEE AN ACT RELATING TO BAIL ENFORCEMENT AGENTS;

AMENDING SECTION 19-2914, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE THAT BAIL ENFORCEMENT AGENTS MAY ARREST A DEFENDANT IN ~~CER-~~ ~~TAIN~~ INSTANCES;

AMENDING SECTION 19-2914, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE THAT BAIL ENFORCEMENT AGENTS MAY ARREST A DEFENDANT IN CERTAIN INSTANCES;

~~AND~~ AMENDING CHAPTER 29, TITLE 19, IDAHO CODE, BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION 19-2914A, IDAHO CODE, TO DEFINE A TERM, TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR BAIL ENFORCEMENT AGENTS, TO PROVIDE FOR IDEN- TIFICATION REQUIREMENTS, TO PROVIDE FOR NOTIFICATION TO THE SHERIFF, TO PROHIBIT CERTAIN ACTS, TO PROVIDE PENALTIES, TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR PROSECUTION, AND TO PROVIDE THAT A BAIL AGENT SHALL KEEP CERTAIN ~~RECORDS.~~

AMENDING CHAPTER 29, TITLE 19, IDAHO CODE, BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION 19-2914A, IDAHO CODE, TO DEFINE A TERM, TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR BAIL ENFORCEMENT AGENTS, TO PROVIDE FOR IDEN- TIFICATION REQUIREMENTS, TO PROVIDE FOR NOTIFICATION TO THE SHERIFF, TO PROHIBIT CERTAIN ACTS, TO PROVIDE PENALTIES, TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR PROSECUTION, AND TO PROVIDE THAT A BAIL AGENT SHALL KEEP CERTAIN RECORDS;

AND AMENDING SECTION 41-1039, IDAHO CODE, TO REVISE A PROVI- SION REGARDING SUSPENSION OF A LICENSE.

At any time before the ex- oneration of bail, the surety insurance company or its bail agent or the per- son posting a property bond or cash deposit may empower any person of ~~suit~~ - able age and discretion a bail enforcement agent to arrest the defendant at any place within the state by signing an affidavit extending such authority in a form approved by the supreme court.

At any time before the ex- oneration of bail, the surety insurance company or its bail agent or the per- son posting a property bond or cash deposit may empower any person of suit- able age and discretion a bail enforcement agent to arrest the defendant at any place within the state by signing an affidavit extending such authority in a form approved by the supreme court.